Connecting my bbq to my natural gas
Generally speaking, how hard is it to connect my bbq to the natural gas line in my house? The stove is really close to a window that connects to the patio so I figured I could just run the line that way, total distance of about 5’.
More specifically, is this something I can do on my own without involving the gas company?
Has anyone done this such that they could offer some tips or suggestions?
You might want to call up your local fire department and ask if that sort of thing is allowed, before you start playing with your gas lines. It might be a fire hazard.
I’m just saying that because I’ve personally blown up two propane bbqs. Those things are dangerous if you’re not careful!
People look at you funny when your eyebrows are missing.
I’m pretty sure in Ontario you need a licensed HVAC Contractor to add or modify your natural gas appliances. I’m trying to get a confirmed cite but I can’t find it at the moment.
In Australia it is illegal for anyone without a licence to make connections to the natural gas lines. As a betting man I’ll lay odds it’s illegal where you are too. I say unto you …KABOOM.
If your BBQ at the moment runs on bottled gas that is probably propane. I am willing to bet that the natural gas in your house is methane. These two gases have different combustion characteristics and the BBQ may need to have its burners modified. So it is not as simple as you think.
Dang, I was worried about that. It is a propane bbq.
Thanks for the help.
Some years back, I was given a clothes dryer that ran on propane. In order to have it connected to my natural gas line, I had to have a conversion kit installed.
This is NOT something to mess with yourself.
I’m not sure if they’re missing, per se. Might it just be that where they have landed, the person who found them just doesn’t know his return address?
I always wondered what happened to Brooke Shields…
So I guess people are saying that the only connection between your bbq and your natural gas is the connection that nature intended…
I did this about 25 years ago.
The unit had to have a different size orfice installed (screw the old one out, new one in) and the gas line run from the meter. The gas line run was the hard part, I had to drill two holes through the foundation to get it done. Weh I was done, I had a pipe with a gas cock about 2 feet from the BBQ installation, ran a flex hose and I was done. Then I found out that food cooked on gas doesn’t taste as good as charcoal, and now I have this extra gas line under my house. 